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Mary-Louise Parker was last seen in Adam Rapp’s THE SOUND INSIDE on Broadway (which she originally appeared in at the Williamstown Theater Festival), for which she is nominated for a Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Play. She will next be seen on stage in Spring of 2022 in the Broadway Revival of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, in the role which she originated off-Broadway (Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination).

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She also originated roles in the first productions: PROOF (Tony Award, Drama Desk, Outer  Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, Obie, and New York Magazine Awards, T. Schreiber Award), PRELUDE TO A KISS (Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award, The Clarence Derwent Award, Drama Desk nomination), HEISENBERG, THE SNOW GEESE, FOUR DOGS AND A BONE, BABYLON GARDENS and the American premieres of THE ART OF SUCCESS and COMMUNICATING DOORS. Her other theater credits include RECKLESS (where she earned her third Tony Award nomination), HEDDA GABLER, BUS STOP, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, UP IN SARATOGA, HAY FEVER, and others. She was a member of Circle Rep Theater Company and a founding member of the Edge Theater.

Television: WEEDS (Golden Globe award, four additional nominations, three Emmy nominations, six SAG nominations), ANGELS IN AMERICA (Emmy Award, Golden Globe, Satellite Award), THE WEST WING (Emmy nomination), THE ROBBER BRIDE (Emmy nomination), MR. MERCEDES, WHEN WE RISE, BILLIONS, SUGAR TIME, SAINT MAYBE, A PLACE FOR ANNIE and others.

Film: RED SPARROW, GOLDEN EXITS, R.I.P.D, RED and RED 2, BEHAVING BADLY, PIPE DREAM, CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN, LONGTIME COMPANION, GRAND CANYON, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, NAKED IN NEW YORK, THE CLIENT, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, BOYS ON THE SIDE, RECKLESS, THE FIVE SENSES SAVED!, ROMANCE & CIGARETTES, RED DRAGON, SOLITARY MAN, HOWL and others.

Also a writer, Mary-Louise was an on-staff contributor at Esquire magazine for over a decade, and has written for The New York Times, O magazine, Bullet, Bust, Hemispheres, The Riveter, In Style, and others. Her first book, Dear Mr. You, was translated into multiple languages, and included on the San Francisco Chronicle’s list of best books of the year. The audio book was nominated for best narration by the Audio Publishers Association. 

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Mary-Louise Parker Wants to Quit Acting

Mary-Louise Parker has announced she’s going to quit acting. “I’m almost done acting,” she said in an interview with The Herald Sun.  “I’m not really that into it anymore.  I don’t know how many more movies I wanna do.  I wouldn’t mind doing a TV show again, I’d like to

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